Untranslatable Russian: 'Toska' (VIDEO)
It's not just about sorrow. 'Toska' indicates a multitude of feelings! It's a very Russian trait and a deep, almost philosophical emotion.
For foreigners learning Russian, 'toska' is one of the hardest words to understand, let alone translate. It doesn’t have a perfect equivalent in English or any other language.
In our new series of video involving a native Russian speaker, a foreigner learning Russian and a teacher of Russian as a second language from the Pushkin Institute, we'll tell you the deep meaning behind select Russian words that are (almost!) impossible to translate!